After Failing to Save the Villain

In the hugely popular xianxia novel "The Ninefold Realms," there was a villain beloved by readers: Duan Jianglan.

He had a lonely, miserable childhood and endured countless hardships before finally joining an immortal sect. He put on an air of refined warmth, but inside, he was already twisted, obsessive, and gloomy. Because the female lead once helped him in his time of need, he came to see her as the moon in the sky, a flower in the mist.

His eventual death for the sake of the female lead brought readers to tears and earned him countless fans.

Sang Luojin was one of them.

After transmigrating into the book, Sang Luojin stuck close to Duan Jianglan, doing everything she could to change his fate and constantly showing him kindness.

When Duan Jianglan wanted rare treasures, she went out to find them.

When Duan Jianglan wanted magical artifacts and secret arts, she offered hers up.

When Duan Jianglan wanted power and status, she did everything she could to help him.

Sang Luojin thought that if she sincerely treated him well, she could change his ending sooner or later.

Unfortunately, she wasn't the female lead, and the villain was still a villain.

There wasn't even a choice between her and the female lead. Because Sang Luojin stood in Duan Jianglan's way, he cast her into the Netherworld Forbidden Grounds.

As she hovered near death, Sang Luojin gave a scornful laugh.

She didn't have the fate of a heroine who could redeem the villain, but she had the heart of one. She'd been presumptuous and thought too highly of herself. No wonder she'd ended up like this.

As Sang Luojin waited to die, a figure approached her.

Through her unfocused eyes, she saw a young man in white, stained with blood and utterly disheveled, yet still radiating the refined grace and noble bearing of moonlight and a gentle breeze.

It was her rival, Ye Zhenxi.

Sang Luojin assumed Ye Zhenxi had come to laugh at her. But to her surprise, the young man stared at her for a long time, then picked her up and carried her step by step back to his home, where he treated her wounds and searched for medicine.

Ye Zhenxi wasn't exactly kind to her, but thanks to his help, Sang Luojin's injuries gradually improved.

She had assumed Ye Zhenxi was willing to take her in only because they knew each other. But one day, Sang Luojin was injured and lay awake in pain.

Half-asleep, she heard the young man open the door and spend his spiritual energy treating her wounds.

He sat by her bed for a long time. His clear, cool voice sounded both reproachful and angry. "I told you long ago that Duan Jianglan was a venomous snake, but you wouldn't believe me. Sang Luojin, can you see me now?"

Sang Luojin was stunned. Huh?

I thought we were rivals, but he was secretly in love with me?!

Theme: Overcome prejudice